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Understanding the Word
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Read MoreThe Learning Triangle
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Read MoreBecoming Better Readers
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Read MoreBecoming Careful Readers
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Read MoreFalse Teachers and Lying Prophets
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FalseTeachersAndLyingProphets.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. As long as God has had teachers and prophets in the world there have been those who taught falsely. A. Jeremiah complained about the false prophets – Jeremiah 5:30-31 B. Paul had problems with teachers binding the Old Law – Acts 15:1-2 C. Paul warned the Ephesian elders that false teachers would…
Read MoreLiving for God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/LivingForGod.mp3 by PJ Anderson
Read MoreDaniel’s Seventy Weeks (Sermon)
Seventy WeeksSeventy Weeks Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. Daniel 9:20-27 A. Many ideas have been attributed to what was predicted by Gabriel in this prophecy and when these things would take place. B. I will not claim to be an expert on these matters, but I would like to examine this prophecy in detail so that…
Read MoreIt Is Not for You to Know
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ItIsNotForYouToKnow.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 1:1-11 I. How would your decisions change if you knew what would happen tomorrow? A. Without a doubt we are curious people. We don’t like being kept in the dark. 1. You can see it in any child: “Are we there yet?” 2. But it remains present in adults: “Do you…
Read MoreThe Author of Our Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/AuthorOfOurFaith.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 I. In translating from one language to another, some words just don’t fit easily. Some words have multiple possible meanings in another language and figuring out which one of the various possible translations is hard. A. Harder are the words which have multiple meanings in another language, and…
Read MoreThe Law and the Gospel
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/LawAndTheGospel.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Timothy 1:1-11 I. I have frequent encounters with people who do not distinguish between the Old Testament and the New Testament A. None want to fully return to the Mosaical covenant, but each wants some feature found in the Old Testament to be binding on Christians B. Popular features seem…
Read MoreJudgment and Mercy
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Read MoreCommunication Between God and Man
by Skip Sebree, Fall Gospel Meeting, 2010 God Speaking to Us Becoming Better Readers Becoming Careful Readers The Learning Triangle Understanding the Word Our Speaking to God Improving Our Prayers Studying Prayers
Read MoreThose “Strange” Macedonians
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ThoseStrangeMacedonians.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Corinthians 8:1-5 I. Have you felt a little strange lately? A. It is human nature to want to be liked by others. 1. As a result, we will modify our behavior to fit in with those around us. 2. You’ll see teens dressing in similar fashion to those they consider to…
Read MoreEveryone’s a Critic
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/EveryonesACritic.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Proverbs 9:7-12 I. Everyone faces days when it feels as if nothing is going right. A. People find fault with what you do and you think that nothing can please them. B. Criticism, justified or not, isn’t pleasant to receive 1. “You’re not doing that right.” 2. “You should have done that better.”…
Read MoreWhat is Faith?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WhatIsFaith.mp3 Text: Hebrews 11:1-6 I. Imagine a tight rope stretched across Niagara Falls. A crowd gathers around a man who pulls a unicycle out of a box. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the man announces, “may I have your attention! In my hands is a unicycle. How many of you believe that I can ride this unicycle…
Read MoreFour Callings
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Read MoreThe Weight of the Nails
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/WeightOfTheNails.mp3 Text: Psalm 139 I. For a book as concise as the Bible, it contains a surprising amount of detail A. Detail that many ignore B. So much detail that Reader’s Digest once took it upon themselves to produce a condensed version of the Bible, for which they were justly ridiculed. C. I Corinthians 2:12-13 – God selected…
Read MoreThe Worse Lies
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/WorseLies.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 59:1-15 I. In describing Israel’s plight, God lists out the sins in which they had been involved in Isaiah 59:1-15 A. Repeatedly through this passage lies and a lack of truth is brought up B. Lies are sinful, but more so, sinners lie 1. How does the addict attempt to avoid…
Read MoreThe Justice of God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/JusticeOfGod.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4 I. The prophet Habakkuk was upset with God A. Wickedness and violence abounded in the world around him. 1. Jeremiah asked much the same question: Why do the wicked prosper? – Jeremiah 12:1-4 2. It is an old question. Job asked it – Job 21:7-15 3. Asaph too was troubled by…
Read MoreTransubstantiation
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Transubstantiation.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: John 6:35-58 I. The Lord’s Supper is a weekly memorial to the death of our Savior A. It was instituted by Jesus – Matthew 26:26-30 B. To be done in memory of Jesus – Luke 22:19 C. A declaration to the world – I Corinthians 11:26 D. A sharing – I Corinthians 10:16…
Read MoreA Change in Law
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ChangeInLaw.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 8:7-13 I. Among those calling themselves Christian, many have a difficult time understanding the place the Old Testament has in God’s scheme of redemption A. A few cling to the laws regarding the Sabbath and so modify the New Testament teaching of worship on the first day of the…
Read MoreJoys Of Christianity: God’s Grace
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Read MoreSing with Understanding
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SingWithUnderstanding.mp3 Text: I Corinthians 14:15-20 I. Singing is an expression of joy – James 5:13 A. It is form of worship and a way of teaching – Ephesians 5:18-20; Colossians 3:16-17 B. Of course, people sing things all the time without thinking about what they are saying – just ask kids today what are the lyrics to…
Read MoreThe Working of the Holy Spirit
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Read MoreThe Invited
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Read MoreA Thief Named Sin
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/AThiefNamedSin.mp3 Text: Psalm 38 I. Somewhere between 1 in 8 and 1 in 7 people will experience a robbery, either of their property or their person (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2008) A. Loss of property is a violation of the person 1. You lose more than just valuables 2. You lose your feeling of safety 3. You lose your…
Read MoreChrist, the Only Way
by Frank Walton Beginning the Day with God The Confession of the Four Murderers Jesus Shows Us How to Evangelize Jesus Shows Us How to Forgive Others Love One Another (recording failed) Finding a Spiritual Family
Read MoreFinding a Spiritual Family
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Read MoreJesus Shows Us How to Forgive Others
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Read MoreJesus Shows Us How to Evangelize
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Read MoreThe Confession of the Four Murderers
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Read MoreBeginning the Day with God
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Read MoreThinking Highly of Self
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/ThinkingHighlyOfSelf.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 12:3-16 I. Several years ago, Whitney Houston, came on the music scene with a song that became her signature song, “The Greatest Love of All.” I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs. A lonely place to be. And so I learned to depend on me. I decided…
Read MoreRelying on God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/RelyingOnGod.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. The afternoon news and talk show featured a short debate over a recent story. The parents of eleven children had two of their children die. One died from untreated diabetes. The other died from complications of an untreated ear infection. The parents believed firmly in the power of prayer and…
Read MoreSpiritual Illumination
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/SpiritualIllumination.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Corinthians 3 I. What does it take to understand the Bible? A. I had one woman object to an article stating that the Ten Commandments were not directly in effect because they were a part of the Old Law. 1. She told me to read several verses which stated not…
Read MoreThree in One
Three In One Part 1Three In One Part 2 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Corinthians 13:11-14 I. Christianity, Judaism, and Muslims all believe in one God A. But their concept of “one” differs greatly B. In Judaism and Muslim beliefs, God is numerically one. To think of God as multiple beings smacks of polytheism and is…
Read MoreThe Jerusalem Conference
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/JerusalemConference.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 11:1-18 I. The meeting in Jerusalem, recorded in Acts 15, is used to justify many things A. The gathering of denominational bodies to consider issues is justified by this passage. B. Many go a step further to justify decisions of what rules the denomination will support C. Messianic Jews believe that…
Read MoreHandling Opposition
Handling Opposition Part 1Handling Opposition by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Nehemiah 6:15-19 I. Nehemiah took on an ambitious project to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. A. He completed the project in just 52 days – Nehemiah 6:15 B. That alone is an amazing feat, but we can’t overlook the fact that the project did not go smoothly.…
Read MoreConfirmed
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Confirmed.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Peter 1:12-21 I. How important is the proof of what we know? – Hebrews 2:1-4 A. God put a lot of effort into not just saying but proving. B. Jesus Christ is the foundation – I Corinthians 3:11 C. It becomes a solid foundation – II Timothy 2:19 D. So many people…
Read MoreGo Unto All the World
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/GoUntoAllTheWorld.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton
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